Tianjin Public Security Bureau guard against the virus at the city’s gateway

Tianjin Public Security Bureau is offering assistance as part of frontline efforts to curb surging imported infections at the Tianjin Binhai New Area International Airport.

Since March 21, the bureau has arranged staff to be on duty 24 hours a day to facilitate the airport’s handling of inbound flights passengers, help with the orderly running of the airport, and be ready to handle emergencies.

The measure was taken after a notice issued by five government departments that named Tianjin as one of the first three airports (over the next three days this number grew to 12) to help accommodate rerouted inbound flights scheduled for the nearby Beijing.

On March 23, three days after the notice, Binhai International airport received five diverted international flights carrying 2,000 passengers, which no doubt posed a challenge to the airport.